JUDGMENT

G. Ramakrishna Prasad, J. - Heard Sri K.G.Krishna Murthy, Ld. Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri K.Ramamohan, Ld. Counsel for the Writ Petitioners, Sri Kasa Jaganmohan Reddy, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.2 and Sri Bankatlal Mandhani, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent No.6.

2. It is agreed by all the Counsel that for the sake of convenience, the Writ Petition bearing No.11647 of 2022 and Contempt Case bearing No.3645 of 2022 be taken up and heard together. In view of this consensus, the Writ Petition and Contempt Case were heard together.

3. The prayer in the Writ Petition is as under:

'It is therefore prayed that this Hon?ble Court may be pleased to issue a appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly on in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 in releasing the amounts to the 6th Respondent from the funds released and available in proceedings vide R.C.No.SS-16/16/2022-CMOSEC-SSA dated 14.03.2022 issued by the Respondent No.4 to the 2nd Respondent without clearing the pending dues payable to the Petitioners for the Livery cloth supplied during the years 2015-2019 even after the lapse of more than 4 years, as illegal, impr